Ignatius is the new Financial Minister of Nigeria. Johnson walks around the city handing out candy, peanuts, and helping people wherever he can. "One Ordinary Day, with Peanuts" | Shirley Jackson They talk about their difficulties and have a lot in common. Laurie's parents are concerned that Charles is a bad influence on their son.ĭuring summer vacation, Marsha starts corresponding with a pen pal, Anne Marie. "Charles" | Shirley JacksonĪ boy who just started kindergarten, Laurie, comes home everyday with stories of a classmate, Charles, who's disruptive, disobedient, and violent. If the expert can identify the wine being served, he gets to marry the host's daughter if he can't, he forfeits both his houses. "Taste" | Roald DahlĪ dinner host and a wine expert make a bet. "A Horseman in the Sky" | Ambrose Bierceĭuring the American Civil War, a Federal sentry falls asleep at his post, but wakes in time to see a Confederate scout whose report could be deadly. "The Reticence of Lady Anne" | SakiĪ man tries to smooth things over with his wife whom he had argued with earlier, but she doesn’t respond to his efforts. The returning aliens now have a cure for any who are still infected. It says the aliens had originally colonized earth millions of years ago, before a non-fatal disease split the population. "Reunion" | Arthur C.ClarkeĮarth receives a transmission from an approaching alien ship. Two feuding family heads get trapped in the woods, giving them time to discuss their situation. A Bible salesman visits the farm and is invited to stay for dinner. Hopewell runs a farm with her tenants and her daughter, a thirty-two year old with a prosthetic leg. "Good Country People" | Flannery O'Connor "A Continuity of Parks" | Julio CortazarĪfter a day of activity, a man reads a novel he progressively becomes more immersed in the story.
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"Barney" | Will StantonĪ scientist on a deserted island tries to increase the intelligence of Barney, a rat. The father invites a young delinquent into their home, who resists his efforts to help. "The Lame Shall Enter First" | Flannery O'ConnorĪ young son mourns the loss of his mother, while his unsympathetic father is preoccupied with helping other people. If it fails to light on any of the ten attempts, the young man loses the pinky finger of his left hand if all ten attempts are successful, the young man wins a Cadillac.
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"Man From the South" | Roald DahlĪn elderly man bets a young man that he can’t light his lighter ten times in a row. "A Retrieved Reformation" | O.HenryĪ reformed safecracker faces a problem that could reveal his culpability in several robberies.